The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 13th February 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 13th February 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The litter of battle?SEDANAAcross 4: Zoroastrian flower operaPARSIFALAAcross 8: Girl's turn, which may produce a sparkling performanceCATHERINE WHEELAAcross 10: Peer at fine pieceNOBLEMANAAcross 11: Burning to provide dramatist with modelARDENTAAcross 12: Shield displaying rabbit's tail - church has one, possiblySCUTCHEONAAcross 15: Ancient pipe made of boneTIBIAAAcross 17: Sculptor of river godRODINAAcross 18: Binding again using tape?RECORDINGAAcross 19: Thought it over in midday breakNOTIONAAcross 21: Unhurt when catching man red-handedINTHEACTAAcross 24: The fruit of battle?BLENHEIMORANGEAAcross 25: Thinks of journalists surrounding, say, you and mePRESUMESAAcross 26: Forty letters are said to stand outEXCELDDown 1: Reserves going back to trainSECOND-STRINGDDown 2: Morally obliged by loyalty to BobDUTY-BOUNDDDown 3: Relative point in French resortNIECEDDown 4: River Plate's no place for beginner retrained as a proper piratePRIVATEERDDown 5: Animals raised on grassREEDDDown 6: Beneficiary in Herriot novelINHERITORDDown 7: Popular, but not posh, treeABELEDDown 9: Even a large quantity ends up as a fair bargainSTRAIGHTDEALDDown 13: Defeats Tory institutesCONFOUNDSDDown 14: What one calls prisoners?NICKNAMESDDown 16: Nitric ban adapted for the BritishBRITANNICDDown 20: Novice in row with ceramic workerTILERDDown 22: Sixth or seventh part of an animalHORSEDDown 23: The lady's large figure or divine bustHERM